Posts by Garth Meyer
Redondo agrees to pay $2 million to settle CenterCal lawsuits
Redondo Beach City Attorney Mike Webb announced Friday evening that the city will pay $2 million to settle three lawsuits by Redondo Beach Waterfront, LLC – a CenterCal affiliate. The city council voted 5-0 for the agreement in closed session Friday. “All cases dismissed with prejudice” said Webb. The city councilmembers applauded. The suits…
Read MoreRedondo election aftermath: Kaluderovic wins District Three city council seat
by Garth Meyer Paige Kaluderovic is the new Redondo Beach District Three city council representative, beating Candace Nafissi in the March 7 election by a final count of 1,411 votes to 1,330. Results were announced last Thursday by City Clerk Eleanor Manzano. This was Kaluderovic’s first run for public office. Nafissi, a veteran member of…
Read MorePride flag to fly at Redondo City Hall in June
by Garth Meyer An LBGTQ+ Pride flag will be flown over city hall in June to commemorate Pride Month. The action was approved by a unanimous city council vote Tuesday night. The flag, yet to be purchased, will fly under the American flag, and the State of California flag. “There’s been a lot of community…
Read MoreAbout Town Redondo: Election results near, Pier filming
Final election results coming Thursday The Redondo Beach Municipal Election 2023 final vote totals are set to be announced at noon Thursday. As of Tuesday, more than 3,700 votes remained to be counted, according to City Clerk Eleanor Manzano. She will report the final results in a broadcast from city hall, which may be viewed…
Read MoreRedondo Beach Yacht Club closes after 62 years
by Garth Meyer “And then there were 10, as they say,” said Bob Trombetta, a member of the Redondo Beach Yacht Club from 1994 to the end, on Monday. The club operated at the northeast corner of King Harbor for the past 31 years. Before that it was in a trailer. It began as the…
Read MoreFinal Redondo election results: Kaluderovic wins city council seat
Paige Kaluderovic has won the Redondo Beach District Three city council seat over Candace Allen Nafissi 1,411 votes to 1,330. Final results were announced at noon Thursday by City Clerk Eleanor Manzano. In other races, Eugene Solomon prevailed over Matthew Kilroy for city treasurer, 5,351 votes to 4,738; Raymur Flinn was re-elected to the Redondo…
Read MoreBusiness attorney Behrendt to succeed Emdee in District Five
by Garth Meyer An attorney and member of the Redondo Beach planning commission, Scott Behrendt, is soon to represent District Five on the city council. He ran unopposed in the March 7 election to succeed Laura Emdee, who is finishing her second and maximum term. Behrendt and his wife moved to town 20 years ago,…
Read MoreFree divers survey Matador wreck
by Garth Meyer Free divers Lance Lee Davis and Johnny Carabajal were training just off of Veterans Park the morning of Feb. 9 when a Harbor Patrol boat pulled up to their inflatable raft. The officer asked if they would dive on the wreck of the Matador. The King Harbor-based, 42-foot commercial fishing vessel had…
Read MoreElection report: Kaluderovic ahead of Nafissi in first count
Measures passing; Solomon leads Kilroy by Garth Meyer Paige Kaluderovic led Candace Nafissi 932 votes to 841 Tuesday night in the race for the Redondo Beach District Three city council seat. The cumulative count came from ballots received by the Post Office as of Monday, March 6, and those dropped off at city hall, also…
Read MoreGas stations permitted to sell general grocery items, alcohol
by Garth Meyer Gas/service stations in Redondo Beach will now be allowed to sell full-size general grocery items, including beer and wine, after a 3-2 city council vote Feb. 21. The change updates an ordinance from 1971. The council debated the matter, which applies to the 11 gas/service stations in the city. Councilman Zein Obagi,…
Read MoreTax on marijuana stores goes before voters
The decision was made to permit it, now how much to tax it? After the Redondo Beach city council voted last fall to allow two marijuana stores in town, the question of taxes now goes to voters in the March 7 municipal election. Named Measure CT, if it passes, the city would tax cannabis and…
Read MoreAdams Middle School among “Schools to Watch”
Adams Middle School in Redondo Beach has been recognized by the California Schools to Watch program as one of 36 “Schools to Watch” for 2023. An added 41 schools received re-designation this year as Schools to Watch. The list now includes, in total, 186 schools statewide. Criteria includes academics, social equity and “responsiveness to the…
Read MoreKilroy, Solomon vie for city treasurer
by Garth Meyer Two candidates seek the city treasurer position in the March 7 Redondo Beach municipal election. MATTHEW KILROY He goes by Matt or Matthew. “Depends on the situation,” said Mr. Kilroy, who hopes to be the next treasurer for Redondo Beach, the city which he has served as a District Five councilman, and…
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Read MoreRanked-choice voting up for vote March 7
Redondo Beach voters will decide next week whether to make a change to city election practices. Ranked-choice voting is on the ballot. In this system, people vote for a list of candidates, in order of preference. If a voter’s top choice does not win, and no candidate receives a majority, voters’ second and third choices…
Read MoreOpposite Sides of the Tracks
Every five to 15 minutes, a proposed extension of the Metro Green Line would pass within 100 feet of 1,000 North Redondo Beach and Lawndale residents. by Garth Meyer Tanker trains run 66 feet from Chelsea Schreiber’s backyard, and 66 feet from her neighbor on the other side of the tracks. Two trains per…
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